Role: Marketing Intern Ekal Half Marathon
Location: Baner Pune, On-site must be available for frequent in-person client meetings & event days
Type: Internship (3 months, full-time) stipend + travel allowances
About the internship
Join the Ekal Half Marathon team and learn how a high-impact social event is planned and delivered. This is a field-first internship: you'll assist with client meetings, prepare pitch decks, support on-site branding, and manage live event logistics all while building a real portfolio of work for future roles.
Core responsibilities (internship/support role)
- Assist in booking, preparing, and attending in-person client & sponsor meetings.
- Prepare presentation decks, one-pagers, and follow-up emails for pitches.
- Shadow and support the primary presenter during sponsor negotiations and client calls.
- Support on-site marketing: brand setup, registration desk support, sponsor coordination, and volunteer briefings.
- Help coordinate photographers/videographers and assist with live social coverage.
- Maintain meeting notes, partnership trackers, and follow-up action lists.
- Draft short social captions and help manage the content calendar as instructed.
- Provide general campaign and admin support (vendor coordination, sample kits, merch inventory).
- Learning outcomes & KPIs
- You will learn sponsor outreach, pitch creation, and live event execution.
- KPIs may include the number of meetings supported, decks prepared, sponsor leads followed up with, and on-site tasks completed successfully.
Requirements
- Current college student or recent graduate (marketing/communications/management preferred).
- Strong communication and presentation skills comfortable attending client meetings.
- Confident in building simple pitch decks (PowerPoint / Google Slides) and writing brief follow-ups.
- Comfortable being on-site frequently and working event weekends.
- Proactive, organized, and eager to learn in a fast-paced event environment.
- Languages: English required; Hindi / Marathi is a plus.
